Mix the two flours and salt. Using a carrot grater, grate the butter into the flour and salt. Add water cautiously -- I add about three teaspoons, toss it with the backs of my fingers, add a bit more, and stop when I can collect it into a ball.

I roll it out immediately with my noodle pin (tapered rolling pin) on one of those non-stick canvas pie surfaces. Fit it in your pie pan, flute the edges, and stab some fork holes in the bottom so steam can escape.

If you need to cook the piecrust first (as in the lemon meringue recipe above) you need to put something in the pie shell while cooking it so it doesn't bubble and slump. There are things you can buy at fancy stores - pie weights, etc. - some people use beans or rice in aluminum foil - experiment.

Cook at about 350 degrees for about 12-15 minutes until lightly browned.

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